By The Horns: A Chicago Bulls Show

K.C. Johnson joins Leila Rahimi to discuss the Bulls season-opening loss to the Hornets as well as Coby White's non-meeting with Michael Jordan. :30-3:50 Bulls collapse late in poor defensive effort vs Hornets 3:50-6:15 Hornets make franchise-record 23 three-pointers 6:15-8:15 LaVine decides to drive instead of shoot triple at end of game 8:15-10:12 Markkanen puts up 35 points and 17 rebounds in breakout performance after quiet preseason 10:12-13:30 Dunn shines, especially defensively, in backup role 14:30-16:30 Bulls look to fix defensive issues in game vs Charlotte 16:50-18:10 Bulls take on rookie Ja Morant and the Grizzlies on Friday 18:10-22:30 Coby White somehow doesn't meet up with fellow UNC grad Michael Jordan in Charlotte

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Kendall Gill and Will Perdue join Jason Goff to preview the season. 1:15 - On players figuring out how to get ready for the regular season, rookie impact 4:25 - On how the league has changed since Kendall and Will played 7:45 - Expectations for Zach LaVine 9:45 - On how LaVine can cut down on turnovers 12:25 - On Jim Boylen changing in his 2nd season coaching the Bulls 15:55 - On Lauri Markkanen and if he can play at an all-star level 20:05 - Can Bulls make the playoffs?

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Kendall Gill and Will Perdue join Jason Goff to recap the preseason and look ahead to the regular season opener 0:55 - On Wendell Carter Jr aggravating his thumb injury, how to treat it 7:00 - On the backup bigs, Luke Kornet’s role 8:45 - On Tomas Satoransky and Lauri Markkanen’s importance 10:30 - On how Lauri gets his points, does that matter? 13:45 - Are Bulls playing the right style of basketball for this roster? 17:25 - On Zach LaVine, how can he become an elite player? 20:10 - The traits of a good defender 22:50 - Kendall on how he decided to be a good defender 23:45 - Will on how Tim Duncan held teammates accountable on defense 27:15 - Kendall giving Will a hard time for calling Jordan ‘an average defender’

0:55 - On Zach LaVine’s preseason and if he is the true star on this Bulls team 3:00 - What should we expect from LaVine this season? 4:45 - LaVine’s true ceiling is…. 7:00 - Can LaVine be a top-3 scorer in the NBA? 9:15 - Concerns over Lauri Markkanen 12:40 - On the LaVine and Lauri 2-man game 15:50 - Ricky explains why he’s optimistic on the Bulls 17:25 - On Bulls depth and White vs Dunn in rotation 21:15 - Expectations for Bulls win total this season 24:00 - Are Raptors likely to make the postseason?

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Kendall Gill and Will Perdue join Kevin Anderson to discuss the Bulls after 2 preseason games. 0:50 Biggest takeaway after two games 3:30 On Coby White and how he fits in the rotation 6:15 Kendall on his ideal point guard rotation 7:10 Will’s ideal point guard rotation, Kris Dunn’s fit 9:50 Does playing Kris Dunn over White give the Bulls a better chance to win? 12:10 On the center rotation and where the bigs fit 16:20 On Wendell Carter and the possibility of playing with too much muscle 22:15 On Zion Williamson and his star potential 27:40 Potential of Zion in the dunk contest 28:40 On the Bulls ‘5-shooters’ lineup of Satoransky, LaVine, Markkanen, Porter, and Kornet 33:00 Importance of treating the final preseason game on October 17th like a regular season game 34:20 Are the Bulls ‘back’?

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Kevin Anderson is joined by the Bulls Outsiders, Matt Peck, John Sabine, and Dave Watson to react to the Bulls preseason opener vs the Bucks 1:15 - On the Bulls loss to the Bucks, any concerns on losing to a short-handed Bucks team? 2:55 - On Daniel Gafford and his stellar play, where does he fit in the rotation? 6:50 - On Felicio starting, his minutes in the rotation 11:10 - On Kris Dunn starting and the point guard rotation 14:40 - On the Bulls defense getting better 15:15 - Impressions of Coby White after his preseason debut 16:50 - If Sato starts, how does Boylen break up the backup PG minutes? 18:20 - Matt on why expectations are too high for Coby White 25:15 - On Denzel Valentine and his first NBA game in a year and a half

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Kendall Gill and Will Perdue join Kevin Anderson to discuss opening week of Bulls training camp 0:35 - Will on his 4 championship rings 2:10 - On importance of team saying publicly their goal is to make the playoffs 4:55 - On importance of finding the right leader in the locker room and on the court 8:35 - The ideal point guard rotation, how Boylen uses Satoransky, Dunn, and White 16:10 - Realistic expectations for Zach LaVine this season 18:18 - Kendall on working with Zach LaVine on his defense 24:45 - On how to be a better off-the-ball defender 30:05 - Biggest reason for concern with this Bulls team

In the latest edition of the Bulls Talk Podcast, Leila Rahimi is joined by Kendall Gill, Will Perdue and Bulls Insider KC Johnson. The panel discusses their biggest takeaways from media day plus which guys need to take the next step in their careers. (2:00) Will talks about the importance of getting off to a good start. (4:45) They also discuss some potential all stars for the Bulls and whether this team can make the playoffs this season. (6:45) KC explains why he thinks kris dunn will be the starting point guard this season. (8:45) They discuss what kind of role Denzel Valentine can have on this team (12:30). Plus which Bulls player will step into a leadership role? (18:30)

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, new NBC Sports Chicago Bulls Insider K.C. Johnson joins Kevin Anderson to discuss his career change and the upcoming Bulls season. 0:45 - KC Johnson on starting a new chapter in his career 2:30 - KC on being a beat reporter and the job’s challenges 4:05 - On the balance of reporting and what stories to go public with 4:55 - On dealing with agents 6:10 - On the mentors in his career 7:30 - On his favorite moment he’s covered in person 9:45 - Favorite moment since the Jordan Bulls 11:30 - Favorite player he’s covered 15:45 - KC’s Top 5 NBA cities 17:15 - On potential of being a national NBA reporter 18:15 - On his mailbag and interacting with fans 19:12 - Most important Bulls player for this upcoming season 21:15 - On LaVine’s chances of being an all-star this season 23:15 - On Otto Porter’s significance to the Bulls 24:30 - On realistic expectations for Coby White 27:05 - Does he plan on challenging Kendall Gill in 1on1?

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, ESPN senior writer and co-author of ‘Bad As I Wanna Be’, Tim Keown joins Kevin Anderson to discuss Dennis Rodman’s autobiography, the 30 for 30 documentary, and the impact of sports on a community. 0:45 Tim on the Rodman 30 for 30 and if it was an accurate portrayal of who Rodman is 2:35 If he knew how big ‘Bad As I Wanna Be’ was going to be when it came out 5:00 On the process of writing the book and getting Rodman’s ‘voice’ right 7:45 More on writing the book and getting Rodman’s words and thoughts in print 9:40 On Rodman’s reaction to ‘Bad As I Wanna Be’ 11:15 On when Tim realized the impact of the book on Rodman 13:10 Tim on how the book impacted his own career 16:45 How Rodman came across as lonely in the 30 for 30 doc, is that accurate? 18:50 On Rodman’s legacy, what will he be remembered for? 21:20 On if Tim would like to do a follow-up book with Rodman 22:40 On Tim’s story for ESPN on Paradise High School’s football team and the impact of recovering from the devastating fire in 2018 29:35 On how sports can help a community recover from a tragedy